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Online sales are declining, while logistics costs are rising rapidly. This is clearly putting pressure on e-commerce companies, who are responding by increasing their delivery and returns charges. Is this just the anticipated market correction …
Major Vietnamese shoe maker PouYuen Vietnam, which makes sports shoes for the likes of Nike and Adidas, is to cut thousands of jobs again as the company receives far fewer orders. So reports Vietnamese media. …
Exclusively in magazine, Planning, Trends
For Famille Michaud, a French specialist in natural sweeteners, forecasting in Excel was becoming increasingly problematic. The company could not adequately anticipate future demand and was losing sales. Supply Chain Manager Jean-Baptiste Duguié started looking …
Does it resemble hip-hop? Jazz? A cha-cha? The slide? No one knows, but in my discussions, business leaders agree that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here, and the projected impact on supply chain technology looms large …
The future of the European manufacturing industry is uncertain, volatile and complex. To thrive in such an environment, manufacturers must fundamentally transform their operations to become more resilient and agile, according to Workday, a provider …
Ventory won Supply Chain Media’s European Supply Chain Start-up Contest with a seemingly simple solution for managing inventory – not in warehouses, but at locations beyond the scope of the warehouse management system (WMS). “Service …
With 77% of Dutch consumers buying fashion items online, the Netherlands tops the ranking for online shopping in Europe, where the average is 59%. Additionally, the Dutch percentage has risen considerably since last year, when …
Sustainability, inNOWvate, Trends
New rules that will make companies in the EU more accountable for their impact on the environment could be unsettling for some executives. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) that becomes effective from 2024 will …
Software, Trends, Webinar Recording
Companies are still facing many supply chain disruptions and ongoing bullwhips. The need for resilience is very high. Rapid advancements in supply chain software with artificial intelligence and the sudden emergence of ChatGPT could offer …
Out of all transportation management capabilities, transport visibility – the tracking and tracing of goods in the supply chain – will be the most valuable capability over the next two years, according to 43% of …
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